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Barnes' Notes on Judges 8:31

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Abimelech’s mother was not reckoned among the wives, being, probably, one of the Canaanite population in Shechem Judges 9:28 : neither was Abimelech himself reckoned with the 70 other sons of Jerubbaal (Judges 9:24. Compare Judges 11:1-2). return to 'Top of Page'
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